A whole lot of something — a ton, a bunch, loads. In Colombia and especially on the Caribbean Coast, 'un cachimbo' means there's more than you can count. It's abundance described with casual coastal flair.

To joke around, tease, or pull someone's leg in Colombia — taking nothing seriously and playing along. Mamar gallo is pure Colombian humor: irreverent, warm, and often involving a poker face. When a Colombian is mamando gallo, they're winding you up and enjoying every second of it.

To blackmail someone — manipulating them by threatening to reveal damaging information unless they comply. Chantajear goes beyond ordinary pressure; it's calculated leverage, the dark art of weaponizing someone's secrets against them.

A dirty, dishonest, or totally tasteless action. Calling something a marranada means it wasn't just wrong — it was low, foul, the kind of thing that makes decent people grimace. From marrano (pig), it implies moral filth.